Structure + Soften
Can you believe the bearded iris this year? Even when not in bloom, I like them for drought defiant garden structure all year. A shot on my way to work. Dutch irises don’t keep their foliage, but what...
View ArticleMarch Madness
Patience is the gardener’s best ally. Such is the case when—at last—my few Iris nada passalongs exploded into a colony of fans. Mainly I’m attracted to their evergreen structural power on Blackland...
View ArticleGarden Blogger’s Bloom Day: March 2016
My garden’s all over the color spectrum in the craziest “winter that wasn’t.” Here: Freesia laxa bulbs, Billbergia, pink evening primrose, baby blue eyes and Iris nada. Pretty in pink evening primrose...
View ArticleBulbs that work, fall army worms & new parents’ first garden
You know the times “they are achangin” when native spiderwort pokes up to take a look around. Yes, folks, you wait long enough and fall is bound to come around, every year. Come March, my spiderworts...
View ArticleBoing! Spring Already Sprung!
Giant Leopard moths are already hanging out with us on the patio. Pretty soon we’ll see their offspring: those black fuzzy wuzzy wooly bear caterpillars. 90° temps and crucifying sun last week...
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